A moisturizer formulated with peptides and amino acids to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Water, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Mica, Polyglyceryl-4 Stearate, Silica, Isononyl Isononanoate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Myristyl Myristate, N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine, S-Mu-Conotoxin Cniiic Acetate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Oil, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Polyglutamic Acid, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Stearyl Alcohol, Polysilicone-11, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Niacinamide, Caffeine, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Sterols, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Water, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice, Sucrose, Linoleic Acid, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Cetyl Alcohol, Coconut Alkanes, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Dicaprylyl Ether
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4 experts · Moderate agreementWhat the gurus are saying
This moisturizer genuinely nourishes dry skin without heaviness, though the Argireline and snap-8 peptides fall short of 'botox in a bottle' hype. The perceived reduction in forehead movement may be placebo. Mica is high in the ingredient list, creating shine, worth knowing if you prefer a matte finish.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.
A moisturizer formulated with peptides and amino acids to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 71%.
BeautyStat Universal Peptide Wrinkle Relaxing Moisturizer holds a Guru Score of 71%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.
BeautyStat Universal Peptide Wrinkle Relaxing Moisturizer is generally suited to mature skin.
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